Chain-hook.



I R. OWEN.

CHAIN HOOK. APPLICATION FILED JULY 15. 1908.

Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

RICHARD OWEN, or WITHEE, WISCONSIN.

- CHAIN-HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 23, 1909.

Application filed July 15, 1908. Serial No. 448,735.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD OWEN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Withee, in the county of Clark and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Chain-Hooks, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for securing the chains around logs andsimilar articles, and has for its object the improvement of devices ofthis character to the end that the hook is more effective in operation,easy to unlock, and when in an unlocked position the parts are compactwith one another. The nose of the locking lever when in an unlockedposition covers the greater portion of the locking orifice to preventsnow and dirt from getting into it. The locking orifice is also providedwith an opening in its rear side to permit of an insertion of a pointedinstrument to remove any dirt or snow that might get into it and impairits operation.

I have "described the construction and operation of my improved devicehereinafter, and it will be found illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of my device in a lockedposition; Fig. 2, a similar view of the other side thereof in anunlocked position; and Fig. 3, a view of one edge of the hook.

In the drawings similar reference characters indicate correspondingparts in all of the views.

The bar 1 of my improved chain hook is provided with an enlarged portion2, intermediate of its ends, which is slotted, as shown at 3, from oneedge to the other'of the'bar. The enlarged portion 2 extends to agreater distance from one edge of the bar than the other, as shown, andis formed with segmental slots 4. The bar 1 is formed with an eye 5 atone end, to which is secured one end of the chain 6, while at the otherend is pivoted and secured an arm 7, having its free end reduced inthickness, as shown at 8, to fit into the slot 3, the shoulders at theend of reduced portion 8 limiting the movement of the reduced portion 8into said slot. The end of reduced portion 8, which I will designate thenose of the arm, is formed with an in- Wardly curved or concave portion8 to re ceive the convex portion 9 of the nose 9 of locking lever 10,that is pivotally and slid ably mounted in slots 4 by means of a in 11,secured through the said nose 9. T efree end of locking lever 10 isformed with a hook 12 to receive a link 13, secured in eye 5, to holdthe hook in a locked position.

When in the locked osition shown in Fig. 1, the free end of cham 6 issecured and held against displacement until the link 13 is released fromhook 12 and the lever 10 swung outwardly, so as to release its hold onnose 8, when the arm 7 swings outwardly and releases its grip on thechain.

As shown in Fig. 2, the hook end of lever 10, when in an unlockedposition, is engaged by the inner side of nose 8, so as to keep it fromcatching on the ground or injuring the workmen or team while the nose 9covers the greater portion of the slot 3 to keep out snow and dirt, butshould any accumulate in the slot it may be removed by a sharpinstrument inserted through its rear side.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a chain-hook,a bar having an enlarged slotted portion intermediate of its ends, saidenlarged ortion provided with segmental slots, a 100 zing arm pivotallyse cured to one end of the bar and having its free end reduced to fitsaid slotted portion, and a lookinglever fulcrumed in said segmentals'lots, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a chain-hook, a bar having an enlarged slotted portionintermediate of. its ends, said slot extending through the bar, alocking arm pivotally secured to one end of the bar, and having its freeend reduced to fit said slot, and a locking lever pivotally secured andslidably mounted in said enlarged portion, substantially as shown anddescribed.

RICHARD OWEN.

Witnesses:

BENJAMIN G. PAoxER, CLARA M. SMITH.

